Fraser Institute Media Advisory: Who Really Pays When Governments Increase Corporate Tax Rates? New Study Coming Tuesday, January 19

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan. 18, 2016) - On Tuesday, January 19, the Fraser Institute will release a new study examining the effects of increases in corporate and payroll tax rates in Canada.

While activists continue to advocate for increases in corporate taxes as a means to deal with current fiscal challenges, The Effect of Corporate Income and Payroll Taxes on the Wages of Canadian Workers, calculates the monetary impact of such a policy on the average worker.

A news release with additional information will be issued via Marketwired on Tuesday, January 19 at 5:30 a.m. (EST).

Charles Lammam, director of fiscal studies at the Fraser Institute, will be available to media from Toronto.

Follow the Fraser Institute on Twitter / Like us on Facebook

The Fraser Institute is an independent Canadian public policy research and educational organization with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal and ties to a global network of think-tanks in 87 countries. Its mission is to improve the quality of life for Canadians, their families and future generations by studying, measuring and broadly communicating the effects of government policies, entrepreneurship and choice on their well-being. To protect the Institute's independence, it does not accept grants from governments or contracts for research. Visit www.fraserinstitute.org